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Biker soundtracks

Coming from the sad thread about John Barry and iTunes (yes, I'm a vinyl junkie, too), let's talk about a niche within the niche.

Normally I'm a huge fan of European 60's and 70's soundtracks of any genre. Now I recently had the chance to see some old biker flicks. While already the movies are hardly ever shown, the soundtracks are even harder to find (which can make it still more interesting).

The music is a wonderful mixture of beat, rock, soul, surf, even jazz and whatever else. I checked my records, and for some days now I have been playing those records and love listening to them.

Since I can't remember any thread like this I'd like to know what you like about those biker soundtracks, which one you love (or dislike), and if you have any further suggestions for me.

Here's what I am recently listening to:

Bunny O'Hare (Mike Curb)
Girl On A Motorcycle (Les Reed)
Hell's Angels On Wheels (Stu Phillips)
Hell's Belles (Les Baxter)
On Any Sunday (Dominic Frontiere)
Psych-Out (Ronald Stein)
Run, Angel, Run (Stu Phillips)
Skaterdater (Mike Curb)
The Wild Angels (Davie Allan)
The Wild One (Leith Stevens)

as well as (sub-genre):

Les Bicyclettes De Belsize (Les Reed)
Maryjane (Mike Curb)
Psychomania (John Cameron)
Quadrophenia (The Who)
Wild In The Streets (Les Baxter)

By the way: I'm looking for Jerry Styner's "The Cycle Savages" and Jeff Simmons' "Naked Angels". Maybe someone has an address or website I can search for? Thanks in advance.

mister_gs, January 13, 2007; 8:02 AM

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One more from 1971: Outlaw Riders (Michael Lloyd)

df789, January 13, 2007; 11:01 AM


The ones I'm familiar with are Easy Rider, Russ Meyer's Motor Psycho, Psychomania, Quadrophenia, The Wild One.

Others:

The Cycle Savages
On Any Sunday
Renegade
Roadside Prophets

serifiot, January 13, 2007; 11:27 AM

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